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潜む
hisomu
Description
「潜む」は、見えない所にかくれていることを表す言葉です。
"潜む" is a word that means to hide in a place where you cannot be seen.
人だけでなく、気持ちや危険が心の中や物の中にかくれている時にも使います。
It is used not only for people but also when feelings or dangers are hidden inside the mind or things.
Meanings
潜むhisomu
to hide oneself, lurk out of sight
ねこが草の中に潜んでいる。
The cat is hiding in the grass.
潜むhisomu
to lie hidden (danger, feelings, etc.)
その計画には危険が潜んでいる。
There is danger lurking in that plan.
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Notes
- Nuance
潜む is often intransitive and abstract; 隠れる is the more everyday word for physically hiding.
- Etymology
shares the kanji 潜 (submerge, hide) with 潜る (moguru) and 潜水 (sensui).
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